MUSC 182 Intermediate Class Piano (1 credit)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities with Performance; General Transfer Elective Formerly MUSIC 121
Prerequisite MUSC 181 with at least a 1.5 grade or instructor permission.
Course Description A continuation of MUSC 181 where performers further develop music reading skills, build technical background and apply additional fundamentals of music theory.
Course Content 1. select minor scales (e.g. a-minor, d-minor, and e-minor harmonic minor scales and arpeggios, and the i, iv, and V7 chords) 2. D-major scale, arpeggios, and the I, IV, and V7 chords. 3. 6/8 time signature. 4. major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads in root position, and in 1st and 2nd inversions 5. early intermediate-level technique (e.g. proper playing position)
Student Outcomes
- Play select minor scales
- Play single-octave arpeggios
- Apply early intermediate level technique
- Perform 2 to 4 selections of early intermediate level repertoire for fellow students
Degree Outcomes Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 0 Lab Contact Hours 20 Clinical Contact Hours 0 Total Contact Hours 20
Potential Methods 1. Performance 2. Instructor observation and feedback 3. Class participation 4. Self-evaluation 5. Aural exam 6. Written assignments 7. Peer review
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